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Data and People Play a Transformational Role in Software Asset Management
By Vyshnava BhaskarlaWe all operate in a world where there is no such thing as “unlimited” resources. Everybody wants and is expected to do more with whatever limited resources they have. Two things...
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Recommended Hardware Asset Management Practices to Support SAM
By Peter OsangTo be effective in managing and optimising software licenses, Software Asset Managers require accurate information about the state of hardware assets within their organisation.A Software...
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Making the Move to Software as a Service (SaaS)
By John EmmittThe recent IDG Enterprise 2016 Cloud Computing Survey showed that the average company plans to devote 28% of its IT budget to cloud computing in the next 12 months. Enterprise...
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Track These Software Asset Management Program Metrics for Success
By Chris Grinton(Image source: Spectrum Scoreboards) Nobody plays a sport and doesn’t keep score. But plenty of organizations implement a software asset management and license optimization program...
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Automating Governance and Compliance Using the ServiceNow Service Portal
App Broker for ServiceNow™ brings the convenience and simplicity of a consumer app store shopping experience to the workplace. Employees can easily request apps from the ServiceNow Service Portal and...
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To Create the Best Environment for Innovation—Focus on Your People
By Paul Hughes“Software innovation, like almost every other kind of innovation, requires the ability to collaborate and share ideas with other people, and to sit down and talk with customers and get...
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Understanding Your License Entitlements for Software Audit Defense
By Mika HarvialaAh! Springtime!1 That magical time of year, when the birds sing their happiness, the flowers bloom, and the air smells of … audits? Wait, what? The publisher wants to audit our...
View ArticlePATCH CRITICAL: New Vulnerability on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems...
By Marcelo PereiraThe edition of Microsoft Patch Tuesday released yesterday brought a highly critical vulnerability found and described by Hossein Lotfi from Secunia Research at Flexera Software. The...
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Gartner Report: Cut Software Spending Safely with Software Asset Management...
By John EmmittA few months ago, Gartner published this report: Cut Software Spending Safely with SAMOrganizations can cut spending for software licenses by as much as 30% by implementing the three...
View ArticleRudolph the Red-Eyed Asset Manager
By John Emmitt (with a big nod to Robert L. May and Johnny Marks) You know audits and “reviews” and true-ups and EULAsEA and SA and SaaS and renewalsBut do you really haveA truly mature SAM1...
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The Year Ahead for Software Asset Management (2017)
By John EmmittIt’s a new year! Welcome to 2017. What will it bring? Here are a few thoughts on trends that will impact Software Asset Management (SAM) teams this year.The Cloud (of course)The cloud...
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Be an Open Source Trend Setter – Take the Survey
Twenty years ago if asked what percentage of Open Source Software (OSS) is used within software applications, you would have heard none, 5% or maybe even as much as 10%. Fast forward to today and...
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Software Asset Management and Security Teams Must Join Forces to Enhance...
Leverage Normalized Software Inventory Data for Vulnerability Management By John Emmitt Figure 1: Software Asset Management & Security Teams Must Work Together There is a critical relationship...
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Realising Additional Value from Asset Management with Asset Lifecycle Modelling
By Trevor Holmes An incremental investment in process modelling and asset lifecycle metrics can help organisations realise additional value from their Hardware and Software Asset Management programs....
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Oracle Licensing Requirements for Uninstalled RPM Packages
By John Emmitt and Adrian Bideaua As all Software Asset Managers know, software licensing can be quite complex and there are many special cases that require deep understanding of licensing models,...
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How Greater Visibility of Software Assets is Saving Chicago Public Schools Money
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the third largest school district in the United States. As part of its commitment to expanding technology in classrooms, the District needed to understand their...
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Oracle Changes Licensing Rules for ‘Authorized Cloud Environments’
By John Emmitt In January 2017, Oracle changed the license consumption calculations for their set of ‘authorized cloud environments’ which includes Amazon Web Services – Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud...
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What resources do you need to manage your Software Asset Management program?
By Adam Galbreath The responsibilities for managing a Software Asset Management (SAM) program can vary depending on the organization and there is no easy formula to determine staffing levels required....
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Beware of SAP Indirect Access
By Eric J. Feldman Lawsuits between large software vendors and their customers often make the news. In 2015, Adobe took legal action against fashion apparel giant Forever 21 over alleged use of pirated...
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How to Stay Compliant Under IBM Sub-Capacity Reporting Terms
Are you ready for ILMT v7.5 End of Support on April 30, 2017? By John Emmitt As many IT asset managers know, the IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) helps organizations calculate the required number of IBM...
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